Oldest Surviving World Finalists

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The oldest 16 surviving World Finalist list was last updated in 2011 and sadly we have lost a couple since then e.g. Fred Williams. can anybody e.g. Tiger Owl update the list(plus 2 "reserves") . Incidentally Cyril Roger was top of the last list in 2011 and Cyril would now be 101(born 27.12.1921) assuming he's still with us. Hope so.

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Thanx Tigerowl-greatly appreciated. Apologies to Norbold and Cyril Roger(can't get used to this metric system!!)-still I hope Cyril is with us at 101 nevertheless. Lets hope we don't lose any more for a while yet!!!!!!!!!!

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Interests:Speedway (ex-Wimbledon), Cricket, Ice Hockey, Sci-Fi, Internet, Movies, Cult TV, Reading, Real Ale (not neccessarily in that order)
Check out my website International Speedway, which has results and scorers of Test and International Matches since 1930 in 30 countries, as well as details of the World (Team) Cup (finals and qualifiers) since 1960 and other tournaments. Plus lots of programme covers etc. All at:
http://www.internationalspeedway.co.uk/

See also all the 1928 Results at: http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/docs/1928/record.pdf

Just as an update, I saw Rune Sormander at Nassjo Speedway, Sweden, on Saturday, looking very well at 84. He was selling copies of his autobiography (25 quid!).

A Swedish post-war great, along with Olle Nygren. Rune said he was 3 days older than Olle, which disagrees with earlier information on this thread, but he was very difficult to talk to, as he speaks little English these days, so maybe I misunderstood.

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I've just seen what looks like a comprehensive review of Henry Long's career on a South African speedway website and it gives Henry's date of birth as July 1927. Taking that to be correct, I think the current list looks like this:

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I've just seen what looks like a comprehensive review of Henry Long's career on a South African speedway website and it gives Henry's date of birth as July 1927. Taking that to be correct, I think the current list looks like this:

1. Cyril Roger - 92 - born 27.12.1921

2. Split Waterman - 90 (27.7.1923)

3. Danny Dunton - 90 (13.5.1924)

4. Arthur Payne - 89 (30.8.1924)

5. Dick Bradley - 89 (28.11.1924)

6. Fred Brand - 89 (3.2.1925)

7. Chum Taylor - 87 (4.4.1927)

8. Eric Boothroyd - 87 (26.4.1927)

9. Derick Close - 87 - (13.5.1927)

10. Henry Long - 86 (?.7.27)

11. Geoff Mardon - 86 (24.11.1927)

12. Billy Bales - 85 (6.6.1929)

13. Olle Nygren - 84 (11.11.1929)

14. Rune Sormander - 84 (29.11.1929)

15. Jack Geran - 84 (10.12.1929)

16. Bryan Elliott - 84 (12.4.1930)

17. Ron Johnston - 83 (31.12.1930)

18. George White - 83 (24.5.1931)

19. Ian Williams - 82 (4..8.1931)

Canadian Jimmy Gibb (then West Ham), a 1938 world finalist reserve, was known to be alive at 101 years about 12 months ago. I have never heard or seen to contradict that fact.